Joy Creek Nursery

267-053D4   Cistus dubius  

Cistus dubius
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(C. laurifolius x C. salviifolius) The shrubs that are in the "costei group" of this cross have smaller but more numerous flowers. In habit, Cistus x dubius (costei group) (Rene Echard) is upright but rounded. The deeply veined leaves are aromatic and have a gray cast. The juvenile green stems turn woody with age.

June and July.  3 ft. x 4 ft.

White flowers

Sun     Zones 8, 9, 10
This is a genus of small to medium sized evergreen and semi-evergreen shrubs that are mostly from Europe and North Africa. They thrive in full sun and light, well-drained soil. They are drought tolerant when established.
 



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